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Workflow

A selection of tips by Liveschool trainers, guests and course contributors to help improve workflow speed, session productivity and flow

Live 12.2 🙌

Ableton Live 12.2 Beta: Taking Sound Design and Workflow to New Heights Ableton has been delivering excellent point-updates in recent years, and 12.2 continues this trend. These point-updates (like 12.2) are free for existing Live 12 owners and prov... Read More...
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10 Producers / 10 Ways to Use Ableton Live

Ableton Live is a program with serious depth - armed with the right knowledge it can be your all-in-one writing, production and performance tool, using only what comes in the package. It can also host other software effects and virtual instruments, a... Read More...

Essential Ableton Live 11 Shortcuts

Ableton Live is a program with some serious depth and power. In order to harness this power it's essential to have a working knowledge of the Ableton Live shortcuts. Being able to access Live's essential features with a few keystrokes can speed up yo... Read More...

The Best Creative Advice I Ever Received Was….

When you're learning a new skill, the best lessons always come from experience. Making an effort to connect with people who are further along the journey of music production can have huge benefits. So we asked our Trainers for a reflection on the bes... Read More...

A breakdown of how Kaytranada crafts his beats

Is there any sound quite as distinctive as a Kaytranada track? Whether it's his solo work or one of his many collaborations, most listeners of electronic music could pick a Kaytranada tune within moments of hearing it. In a glorious genre mish-mash o... Read More...
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Workflow tips: Sequential Saving & Self-Sampling

Last edited 17/5/17 Save As, Save As, Save As As I mentioned in the article about Liveschool trainer's favourite key commands - I am constantly using Save As (with a new name each time) as part of my production workflow. While I don’t have set rule... Read More...

5 Minutes with Dego (4Hero / Black2000)

Dego exploded onto the scene early in the 1990s as part of the group 4hero - who pioneered and progressed the jungle and drum n' bass sound while drawing on and exploring a wide range of influences. The collective turned out a slew of albums – amo... Read More...